(formal) to become less strong; to make sth less strong:
[V] The storm showed no signs of abating. * They waited for the crowd's fury to abate. * [VN] Steps are to be taken to abate pollution.
abatement noun [U]
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is abate a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, abate is tagged as verb.
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